Cow-tail holder.



C. H. PERKETT.

00W TAIL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 31, 1909.

@www Patented 0015.4, 1910.

ath/onu@ sont-Thin nonnen- $312,052? lpeeiceton nl Letters Patent.

lllpplication tiled August El, 1909.

To all 'whom may lle it known that l, @nannies ll. t nennen?, a.'citizen ot the nited States, residing' at `Willshoro, in the county olfEssex and State 5 ot' New' York, have invented new and useful.Improvements in Cow v lfsil Hold ers, ot

which the following is speciiication.

This invention relates to a device tor application to cows for thepurpose of holdingl the coWs-tail and preventing her from kieking orswitching the tail The prima 'y' ohject. of the invention is to providea simple and inexpencive construe tion oiI device which will eliectnallyl this dual purpose.

A further object of the invention is to provide acoinhined anti-kickinevand tail holding attachment which will accommodate itself t.y cows ofdillerent sizes.

W ith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement ot partshereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, in which 'Figure 1v is a perspective view showing;the application ot the invention as in use. Fig. 2 is a top plan view otthe device on en enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a detail section through thefree ends of the jews ot one ot the shackles, showing the locking'connection.

The device comprises a pair of shackles l and 2 which are adaptef forapplication to the hind legs of the animal, as shown in Figi.

1. hese shackles are duplicates in con- A. struction, each being elelliptical torni and. comprising outer and inner lonnitudinallf,7 bowedjaws or inemhers and etpivotalljv connected at their rear ends,y asindicated at 40 5. The opposite or forward ends olI the jaws are4respectively provided with short and long parallel arms 6 and 7,-the arm3 of the jaw 3 being longitudinali;7 slotted or hiiiuicated to forni akeeper, While the longer arm 7 of the jaw` 4i is provided With a slot 8for the reception of a latch Q which is pivotally mounted therein andprovided with a beveled and hooked locking end l0 to engage said keeper.The inner end `ot'the latch 9 a 'is connected by a spring; llwith theextremity of the erm fl', which spring seives to nor'- inally maintainthe latch in locking position.

The jaws 3 and 4: are sntlicien form arshackle having a !L large enoughthe shackles to d Serial lo. 515,.

jaw l, hv which such end ot' the sin-ing` is i retained in position andthe hed); ot the spring permitted to expand and retract accommodateitself tc variations in the sizes oi the legs ot cows to which theshackle is applied. lt will he understood thatI in zipplying eachshackle, the latch is ret noted, the shackle opened and applied, andthen al loived to close h v the action oi: the spring' l2, nf'hereuponthe latch will automatically enpage the keeper il to hold the shackleclosed about 'the leg.

The two shackles are connected by a cross har l? extending between thecez'itral portions ol" their inner jaws si., by which they are coupledand held in determined relation. spring clip 18 is preferably secured tothis cross ha r ano has its ilree end hearing on the inner arm of one ofthe instelling` devices, to

serve as a support hy which the device may p he suspended when not inuse. A tail holder lt), in the Yform ot a loop or eve, is arrangedbetween the rear ends of the shackles l and f2 and is provided withparallel arms 2O which are fitted to slide in openings in the bar 17 andproject forwardly therefrom. An eye holt or pin 2l connects the forwardends of these arms and serves as an attachment Vfor the roar ends oflink rods or other tlexihlcconnections which extend theretroxn to theinner ends of the latches f), and thus connect said holder with thelatches7 so that by a rearward sliding* motion of the holder the latchesmay he simultaneously swung on their pivots against the resistance ofthe springs` 1l. to open the shackles and permit oi their ready removalvtroni the animal. lol the usey of the devi e, after the shackles havebeen titled upon the legs of the animal, the tail is in serted dov/nthrough the holder 19, n'hcrehjv itwill he held so that it cannot heswitched by the cow. :it the same time' the shackles engaging' the `legswill prevent the cow from kicking.

Freni the foregoing struction and ino of descrintion. the eonl use or myimproved tail holder and anti-kicking device will be readily understood,and it will be seen that a device of this character is .provided whichis effective in use and will prove of great convenience to farmers andothers in enabling them to prevent a cow from kicking or switching hertail while she is being milked.

1. A device of the character described comprising a pair of shackles,latches for holding the shackles closed, and a cow tail holder carriedby the shackles and connected with the latches, whereby upon a rearwardmovement of said holder the latches may be retracted.

2. A device of the character described comprising shackles, eachembodying a pair of pivoted jaws, leg clamping springs carried by theshackles, latches for holding the jaws thereof closed, a tail holdercarried by the shackles, and means operable thereby for retracting saidlatches.

3. A device of the character describedl comprising a pair of shackles,each embodying a pair of pivotally connected jaws, a clamping springassociated with each of said shackles to engage the leg of the animaland hold the shackles thereon, and a tail holder carried by saidshackles.

4. A device of comprising leg engaging shackles, each emthe characterdescribed' bodying pivoted jaws, the jaws closed, a tail holder carriedby and movably mounted on the shackles, and a connection between saidholder and the latches whereby the latter may be simultaneously re-4tracted.

5. A device of the character described comprising a pair of shackles,each embodying a pair of pivoted jaws, spring actuated latches forlocking the jaws of the shackles in closed position, a' tail holderslidably mounted upon the shackles, and connections between said tailholder and the latches, whereby the latter may `be simultaneouslyretracted.

6. A device of the character described comprising a pair of connectedshackles, each embodying a pair of jaws, leg clamping springs yieldinglyconnecting the jaws of the respective shackles, latches for locking thejaws of the shackles in closed position, springs for normally holdingsaid latches in locking position, a tail holder slidably mounted on theshackles, and connections between said holder and the latches wherebythe latter may be simultaneously retracted.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' CHARLES H. PERKETT. Witnesses:

Lo'r'rrn E. PERKETT, NnLsov JEROME.

latches for holding

